What Gives With FLL's Weekend Special?
So National loves to send me e-mails to come try its Emerald Aisle. (Apparently my 10 or so rentals last year weren't enough of a try!)
So looking at the sample rates they gave me: Dallas - Fort Worth • Midsize • $12.00 Montgomery • Midsize • $19.00 Tallahassee • Compact • $18.00 Knoxville • Economy • $17.10 Fort Lauderdale • Compact • $57.00 Philadelphia • Fullsize • $17.00 Nashville • Midsize • $15.45 St. Louis • Midsize • $14.00 I was quite suprised on what they were claiming was a great weekend rate for Ft. Lauderdale. Every other sample was in the "tens", while FLL priced out at 57! Thinking some marketing intern made a little typo, I tried booking, and sure enough, thats the rate! Jeez, Id hate to see the "regular" price! |
1. President's day weekend means it's a busy rental time down there.
2. I suspect the non weekend special rate is significantly higher. |
I know what you mean - when I saw the "special" rates at FLL (the same applies at MIA) I almost flipped.
They advertize Specials To Go and Last Minute Specials and then offer cars over the wknd at regular corporate rates !! So stupid. Just leave FLL & MIA out if the rates are not reduced. |
Fort Lauderdale probably has 30k people getting on cruise ships over the weekend, so I suspect that they get a lot of rental car bookings covering at least part of the weekend.
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Originally Posted by kwildnj
(Post 18015424)
Jeez, Id hate to see the "regular" price! |
I have to go to MCO-FLL next week and when I originally saw the prices, I think I threw up in my mouth a little. Compact cars going for $100-$150 a day.
My first stop was Hertz and 4 day rental was going for over $700 for a full size between MCO-FLL. I came across the KLM code and I got a rental $130 for the whole period so I am happy. Thanks FT!! |
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